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It’s the beginning of a new week and that means a new quiz question.
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Here is my weather quiz question for this week. What is the “Wind Chill Factor (or effect) ?” Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Here are your detailed forecasts.**
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers and colder late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) showers late Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday night and Thursday AM, showers in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday night lows 41-45 cooling to 42 Thursday night highs 57-67. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy Saturday night, then just partly cloudy Sunday through Monday highs 57-66 lows 40-43. (seasonal averages high 64 low 41)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers tonight (snow level 3,000 ft. late at night), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon (snow level 2,500 ft.), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday AM (snow level 3,000 ft.), a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, rain Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with showers Thursday and Thursday night lows 44-48 cooling to near 44 Wednesday night highs near 62. Mostly cloudy with showers Friday, showers likely (60%) Friday night, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, then just partly cloudy Sunday through Monday highs 62-66 lows 47-44. (seasonal averages high 66 low 44)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance showers this evening, partly cloudy late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), AM clouds, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal showers and a (30%) chance of inland showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday night and Thursday AM, showers in the afternoon and Thursday night lows 46-42 warming to near 47 by Thursday night highs 56-52 warming to 56 Thursday. Mostly cloudy with showers Friday, showers likely (60%) Friday night, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, then just partly cloudy Sunday through Monday highs 55-60 lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 57 low 45).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with rain and snow showers this evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers and colder late tonight (1-3 in. of snow possible, 0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers likely (60%) in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Tuesday night (1-2 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible), a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, mostly cloudy with rain and snow Wednesday night and Thursday AM, rain and snow showers and breezy in the afternoon, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Thursday night snow level 3,500 ft. tonight through Tuesday night, free air freezing level 4,000 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. Wednesday afternoon, snow level 5,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, then 4,500 ft. Thursday night lows 28-34 highs 40-45 cooling to near 40 Thursday. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday and Friday night, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, then just partly cloudy Monday snow level 4,500 ft. Friday and Friday night, 3,400 ft. Saturday, 4,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, 7,000 ft. Sunday night, then free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Monday highs 39-55 lows 34-28 warming to 32 Sunday night.
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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.
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